Penthouse decadence for a shattering new Salome in Geneva

Olesya Golovneva (Salome)

John Daszak (Herodes), Olesya Golovneva, Gábor Bretz and Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (Herodias)

Gábor Bretz (Jochanaan) and Olesya Golovneva (Salome)

The Dance of the Seven Veils

Por Mark Pullinger, 23 enero 2025

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“Herodes doesn’t need an orange tan for us to know who he is and what he represents”

Crítica hecha desde Grand Théâtre de Genève, Geneva el 22 enero 2025

Strauss R., Salomé

Grand Théâtre de Genève

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Dirección

Kornél Mundruczó, Dirección de escena

Monika Pormale, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Felice Ross, Diseño de iluminación

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Kata Weber, Dramaturgia

Olesya Golovneva, Salome

Gábor Bretz, Jochanaan

John Daszak, Herodes

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Herodias

Matthew Newlin, Narraboth

Nicolai Elsberg, 1st Nazarene, 2nd Soldier

Rémi Garin, 2nd Nazarene

Mark Kurmanbayev, 1st Soldier, 5th Jew

Emanuel Tomljenović, 4th Jew

Vincent Ordonneau, 3rd Jew

Alexander Kravets, 2nd Jew

Michael J. Scott, 1st Jew

Ena Pongrac, Herodias' Page

Mitos y patrones con Faun/Noetic del Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève

Maria Sánchez, 27th February

Un díptico de cuerpos y movimientos, mitologías y estructuras, en un programa dedicado a la poesía corporal por Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

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Butterfly entre vrai classicisme et faux avant-gardisme à Genève

Romain Daroles, 23rd April

La metteuse en scène tchèque Barbora Horáková propose une direction d’acteur précise et efficace, au milieu d'écrans vidéo avec lesquels la proposition a du mal à fusionner.

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Castor et Pollux in Geneva: among the stars, with shadows

Laura Servidei, 28th March

Rameau’s Castor et Pollux returns to the stage in a new production that brings together Baroque repertoire and contemporary theatrical aesthetics, conducted by Leonardo García Alarcón and performed by Cappella Mediterranea with an international cast.

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Onbashira Diptych de Damien Jalet au Théâtre de la Ville

Laurine Mortha, 1st March

Le Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève s'empare de deux pièces – Skid et Thr(o)ugh – de l'artiste franco-belge, montrant le goût de Jalet pour les concepts scéniques plus que pour la recherche chorégraphique.

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Aufstand im Grand Hôtel: Rossinis L’italiana in Algeri in Genf

Thomas Schacher, 23rd January

Julien Chavaz lässt die Komödie in einem Hotel spielen und befreit sie von den Klischees gängiger Inszenierungen. Und Michele Spotti präsentiert sich als erfolgversprechender Rossini-Dirigent der jungen Generation.

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Bal Impérial & Boléro: multi-layered work challenges in Geneva

Daniel Pratt, 19th November

The premiere of Bal Impérial by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui challenges and interrogates to great effect in Geneva.

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

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